CS/CS/HB 565 (2012) - Family Law

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Civil Justice Subcommittee and Porter

Family Law: Includes value of marital portion of passive appreciation of nonmarital real property in marital assets; revises requirements relating to awarding of durational alimony; revises provisions relating to effect of supportive relationship on alimony; authorizes court to award attorney fees & costs to obligor; provides that fact that obligor has reached reasonable retirement age for his or her profession, has retired, & has no intent to return to work is substantial change in circumstances as matter of law; prohibits separate adjudication of issues in dissolution of marriage case within 180 days after filing without exceptional circumstances; authorizes separate adjudication of issues if case is more than 180 days past; requires separate adjudication of issues, absent showing of irreparable harm, if case is more than 365 days past.

Effective Date: July 1, 2012

Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died on Calendar on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, March 08, 2012 10:38 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Civil Justice Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 01/18/12 8:30 AM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes
Judiciary Committee
- On agenda for: 02/08/12 8:30 AM
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- Temporarily Postponed (final action)
- On agenda for: 02/16/12 11:30 AM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 549	Subject: Dissolution of Marriage	Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 748	Subject: Dissolution of Marriage	Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 752	Subject: Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Liabilities	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Engrossed 2
- A 663624 , Diaz de la Portilla Date Filed: 03/08/12, Line#: 145 Senate: Withdrawn 3/9/2012 11:31:44 AM
- A 322866 , Diaz de la Portilla Date Filed: 03/09/12, Line#: 145
Engrossed 1
- A 471359 , Porter Date Filed: 03/06/12, Line#: 133 House: Adopted 03/06/2012 10:38 AM
Committee Substitute 2
- A 607357 , Workman Date Filed: 02/21/12, Line#: 139 House: Adopted 02/22/2012 02:51 PM
PCS for CS/HB 565 (JDC) Date Published: 02/14/12
- A PCS for CSHB 565 a1 , Eisnaugle (JDC) Date Published: 02/16/12 , Line#: 136 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
- A PCS for CSHB 565 a2 , Eisnaugle (JDC) Date Published: 02/16/12 , Line#: 223 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
- A PCS for CSHB 565 a3 , Eisnaugle (JDC) Date Published: 02/16/12 , Line#: 246 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
- A PCS for CSHB 565 a4 , Eisnaugle (JDC) Date Published: 02/16/12 , Line#: 265 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
- A PCS for CSHB 565 a5 , Eisnaugle (JDC) Date Published: 02/16/12 , Line#: 2 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/16/2012 06:28 PM
Committee Substitute 1
- A 906335 , Eisnaugle (JDC) Date Filed: 02/16/12, Line#: 2
Original Filed Version
- D 200415 , Porter (CVJS) Date Filed: 01/17/12, Line#: 0 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 01/18/2012 11:57 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/20/2012 10:53:04 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/15/2012 9:51:42 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/6/2012 4:40:07 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/24/2012 2:39:53 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/17/2012 8:39:37 AM

Vote History

Chamber	Date	Yeas	Nays	Action	Action 2	Vote Detail	Barcode
Chamber: House	Date: 03/06/2012 10:39 AM	Yeas: 82	Nays: 35	Action: Passage	Action 2:	Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1096]	Barcode:

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: S Died on Calendar	Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: S Amendment(s) pending	Time: 03/09/2012 - 2:28 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 1192	Time: 03/09/2012 - 2:27 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 752 -SJ 1193	Time: 03/09/2012 - 2:27 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1192	Time: 03/09/2012 - 2:27 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: S Withdrawn from Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 1192	Time: 03/09/2012 - 2:27 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: S Received -SJ 903	Time: 03/06/2012 - 8:53 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 903	Time: 03/06/2012 - 8:47 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: S In Messages	Time: 03/06/2012 - 3:11 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: H Message sent to senate	Time: 03/06/2012 - 3:10 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e2
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 35	Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:39 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading	Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:39 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 471359 adopted	Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:38 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time	Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:29 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 471359 filed	Time: 03/06/2012 - 8:50 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading	Time: 03/05/2012 - 1:05 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading	Time: 03/02/2012 - 10:10 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading	Time: 03/01/2012 - 10:05 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading	Time: 02/29/2012 - 10:10 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading	Time: 02/28/2012 - 10:06 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading	Time: 02/27/2012 - 11:09 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading	Time: 02/24/2012 - 1:10 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading	Time: 02/23/2012 - 1:56 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar	Time: 02/22/2012 - 5:17 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading	Time: 02/22/2012 - 2:51 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 607357 adopted	Time: 02/22/2012 - 2:51 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time	Time: 02/22/2012 - 2:50 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 607357 filed	Time: 02/21/2012 - 1:58 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2012)	Time: 02/20/2012 - 6:40 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 02/20/2012 - 5:19 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 02/20/2012 - 5:19 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 02/20/2012 - 11:41 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 02/20/2012 - 10:57 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a)	Time: 02/20/2012 - 10:57 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee	Time: 02/20/2012 - 10:53 AM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (Amended)	Time: 02/16/2012 - 2:30 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda	Time: 02/14/2012 - 4:17 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda	Time: 02/06/2012 - 4:16 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee	Time: 01/25/2012 - 1:15 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 01/25/2012 - 1:15 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/24/2012 - 7:28 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 01/24/2012 - 3:07 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a)	Time: 01/24/2012 - 3:07 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 01/24/2012 - 2:41 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 01/18/2012 - 10:30 AM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda	Time: 01/13/2012 - 4:15 PM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/10/2012 - 11:59 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 11/15/2011 - 9:14 AM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 11/15/2011 - 9:14 AM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee	Time: 11/15/2011 - 9:14 AM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 11/03/2011 - 3:27 PM	Member: Porter	Committee:	Version: __